Where does “shela” come from?

shela (Zulu) comes from Zulu sha, from Proto-Bantu -pɪ́à, from Proto-Bantu -pɪ́a — to be burnt, hot, cooked; to be ripe.

shela (Zulu): to flirt; to burn for; to dry up for

Definitions

  1. to flirt; to burn for; to dry up for

Ancestry of “shela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulushanew; fresh; young
2Proto-Bantu-pɪ́ànew
3Proto-Bantu-pɪ́ato be burnt, hot, cooked; to be ripe
Every word from Proto-Bantu -pɪ́a →Every word from Proto-Bantu -pɪ́à →Every word from Zulu sha →